Alec Kay

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Alec Kay
Personal information
Full name Alexander Kay[1]
Date of birth 1879
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 15 February 1917 (aged 38)[2]
Place of death France[3]
Position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1898 Dalry Primrose
1898–1900 St Bernard's 27 (0)
1900–1901 Partick Thistle 19 (0)
1901–1902 Sheffield United 6 (0)
1905 Norwich City 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Kay (1879 – 15 February 1917) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's and Partick Thistle.[4] He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]

Personal life

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A pre-war Royal Scot,[5] Kay served as a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 15 February 1917.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1898–99[4] Scottish League First Division 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
1899–1900[4] Scottish League First Division 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Total 27 0 4 0 — 31 0
Partick Thistle 1900–01[6] Scottish League First Division 19 0 1 0 4[b] 0 24 0
Norwich City 1904–05[5] Norfolk & Suffolk League 1 1 — — 1 1
Career total 47 1 5 0 4 0 56 1
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup

References

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